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Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.
Whereas Edom {H123} saith {H559}, We are impoverished {H7567}, but we will return {H7725} and build {H1129} the desolate places {H2723}; thus saith {H559} the LORD {H3068} of hosts {H6635}, They shall build {H1129}, but I will throw down {H2040}; and they shall call {H7121} them, The border {H1366} of wickedness {H7564}, and, The people {H5971} against whom the LORD {H3068} hath indignation {H2194} for {H5704} ever {H5769}.
Edom says, "We are beaten down now, but we will come back and rebuild the ruins." ADONAI-Tzva'ot answers, "They can build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, the people with whom ADONAI is permanently angry.
Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.
Whereas Edom saith, We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places; thus saith Jehovah of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and men shall call them The border of wickedness, and The people against whom Jehovah hath indignation for ever.
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